Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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